The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-24
A BRILLIANT SOCIAL EVENT
A Large and Fashionable Gathering at
the First Assembly Ball Last Night.
City's Youth and Beauty in Attendance
Elaborate and Beautiful Decorations.

The most fashionable event in social circles
in indianapolis, for many years, was the assem-
bly, given last night, at the New Denison Hotel.
and the gathering, of two hundred or
more, was composed of the leading families and
the youth and beauty of the city. The arrange
ments, IN every particular, were executed with
skill and judgment The reception occurred in
the spacious parlors, and the large dining-room
was cleared for the dancing. The decorations
were elaborate and unique, From the sides and
corners OF the room bands of evergreen and
srbor VITAE crossed and recrossed, and over the
center OF each end of the room they were fes-
TONED. The effect was like that of bower.
Each window was banked with tropical plants.
The grand march took place soon after
o'clock, and no more elegantly -attired gathering
has been seen here. The order by the commit
tee for full dress was strictly adhered to- The
music was furnished BY orchestra Of select
players, and the floral ornamentation was quite
elaborate. The refreshments rooms were open
from 10 o'clock till midnight, and an excellent
menu was served
At IL o'clock the german was commenced. led
by Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Bates. jr. The figures
were novel and the favors pretty, most of them
being made by Mrs. Bates and her friends The
finale was 'Thanksgving market" booth
was erected and covered with snowy cloth. and
from 1t were suspended the favors. vegetables,
meats and fish, made Of fine Japanese silk. but
SO perfect was the counterfeit that the appear
ance was deceptive. There were two figures
and three favor figures danced, and the departure
from the scene of the festivities was not made
until a late hour.
The second assembly will be given some
time about the holidays. and will be looked for
ward to with pleasant antlcipations by those
who we're present last night, among them being
Mr.. and Mrs. BENZ. Harrison. Mr.. and Mrs. j.
IL. Holiday, Mr. and Mrs John c. Wright, Mr.
and Mrs. John NJ. Butler Mr. aud Mrs. Charles
P. Brown. Mr.. and Mrs Benz D. Walcots Mr..
and Mrs E. B. Martndale, Mr.. and Mrs John
@ New. Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Foster, Mr.. and
daughter, DR.: and Mrs Il. R. Allen and daueh-
ter, Mr. and Mrs L. S Ayres, Mr.. and Mrs
Major w 81. Calkns. Major and Mrs. Comley,
O. Psrrn Mr. B. PEEK and ana daush as MR.
and Mrs. II. D. Pierce. Mr.. and Mrs George G.
Tanner, Colonel Brideoland, Mrs. John T.
Casey Casey. of San San FTsnoi,so Mr. and Mrs R. F.
o. B. Jameson. Mr. and Mrs Charles
Mayer. jr.; Mr.: and Mrs. w. J. Brown, Mr.. and
Mr. and Mrs. II. p Wetsell. Mr. and Mrs T. L.
Sewall Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. HanKel. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. 81. Talbot, Colonel and Mrs. a. W.
johnson. Mr.. and Mrs j: r. Lilly. Mrs Bette
Morris, Misses Catharine Merrill, Nora
Farauhar, Mary Alice Gates. jessie Hughes,
Lille Butler. Carrie Vajen. Annie Holiday.
katharine Noble, Mary Churchman. Kate Lam
dis. Roberta johnson. Annie Porter. Florence
Malott. Josephine Gill, Mollie Cones Kennie
Voss, Louise Garrard. Mary Applegate, Lizzie
Herod. Elizabeth Dye. Butterworth. of Wash
ineton; Early, of Baltimore: Griffirhs, of New
Jersey; Jossphine Robinson and Mary Morrison,
and Messrs. W. F. G. Colt. Lynn Martindale
Merrill and Charles Moores, NJ. G. McLain,
Will Taylor, Clarke, of Cleveland; John
Curtis, Hart Laird. Herbert Collins. J. NJ.
Bowes, James Condit James Blythe, Ernest
Morrison. Ben Nichols, Jesse Fletcher, W. A.
Van Buren,. Harry Bennett, Geo. T. Porter and
Louis Rowland.